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Minister of Electricity and Energy, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, used his first media address to highlight the biggest issues facing the country's electricity supply.

Ramokgopa highlights SA’s biggest electricity challenges, and it isn’t supplyLindsey Schutters

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Canon joins war on plastic waste with new sorting machine to enhance recycling

26 Jun 2024

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2024 OceanLove Innovation Award winners

24 Jun 2024

Tips to get your social report content to work harder

Tips to get your social report content to work harder

16 Nov 2015

Water: now we pay the price

Water: now we pay the price

Shenaaz Jamal 13 Nov 2015

Impact, thematic investing in Africa a cause for concern

Impact, thematic investing in Africa a cause for concern

12 Nov 2015

At the EDGE (Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies) stand at the Green Building Council South Africa’s (GBCSA) Green Building Convention in Cape Town were, from left; Rusmir Music of the International Finance Corporation (IFC); Graham Cruickshanks, EDGE Technical Manager; Prashant Kapoor, IFC’s Principal Green Building Industry Specialist and the entrepreneur who invented EDGE; and, Myles Kritzinger, Dealmaker at International Housing Solutions, which is rolling out a number of residential developments in South Africa that will be EDGE certified.

Ravenswood the first to receive EDGE Design Certification

11 Nov 2015

Improved RE delivery requires new grid hubs

Improved RE delivery requires new grid hubs

11 Nov 2015

Annelide Sherratt, left, represents Dash Coville – the winner of the Best Quality Submission category in the Green Star SA Leadership Awards 2015, with Seana Nkhahle and Manfred Braune of the Green Building Council of SA.

GBCSA announces winners of Green Star SA Leadership Awards

11 Nov 2015

Advances in getting solar onto the grid, and into the home

Advances in getting solar onto the grid, and into the home

Wilfred Fritz and Deon Kallis 10 Nov 2015

Hotel Verde wins GBCSA Green Star award

Hotel Verde wins GBCSA Green Star award

10 Nov 2015

[#gbcsa2015] On the move to green

[#gbcsa2015] On the move to green

Nicci Botha 9 Nov 2015

Communities to hear more about shale gas development

Communities to hear more about shale gas development

9 Nov 2015

Going green adds real bottom line benefits

Going green adds real bottom line benefits

Neil Cameron 9 Nov 2015

[#gbcsa2015] Building better business

[#gbcsa2015] Building better business

Nicci Botha 6 Nov 2015

Lincoln on the Lake, Umhlanga

Reducing operational costs a key priority for Growthpoint

6 Nov 2015

How drones can improve healthcare delivery in developing countries

How drones can improve healthcare delivery in developing countries

Barry Mendelow 6 Nov 2015

Supertech Durban achieves 4-Star Green Building Rating

Supertech Durban achieves 4-Star Green Building Rating

6 Nov 2015

Tech-sharing key to success of climate summit: France

Tech-sharing key to success of climate summit: France

5 Nov 2015

Get the frack out of our land

Get the frack out of our land

Nathi Olifant 4 Nov 2015

For climate talks, Paris site must be greener than green

For climate talks, Paris site must be greener than green

4 Nov 2015

The future of solar-powered data centres

The future of solar-powered data centres

Srikanth Murugan 4 Nov 2015

More needs to be done to transform local governments

More needs to be done to transform local governments

2 Nov 2015

Upton Properties joins Habitat for Humanity project

Upton Properties joins Habitat for Humanity project

2 Nov 2015

Developing world class African cities

Developing world class African cities

2 Nov 2015

Theewaterskloof residents receive land title deeds

Theewaterskloof residents receive land title deeds

2 Nov 2015

TomTom partners with Dutch Embassy in co-creating SA

TomTom partners with Dutch Embassy in co-creating SA

2 Nov 2015

Prices of eco-friendly products must be regulated

Prices of eco-friendly products must be regulated

30 Oct 2015

The Lumkani team (L to R): Samuel Ginsberg, Francois Petousis, Paul Mesarcik, Emily Vining, Max Basler and David Gluckman.

Lumkani fire initiative sparkles with a Silver Ubuntu Loerie

Leigh Andrews 29 Oct 2015

Investment in renewable energy ideal for pension funds

Investment in renewable energy ideal for pension funds

28 Oct 2015

Two South Africans named winners of Green Talents Awards

Two South Africans named winners of Green Talents Awards

28 Oct 2015

GCIP South Africa honours clean technology enterprises

GCIP South Africa honours clean technology enterprises

27 Oct 2015

A race for the lowest 'carbon footprint'

A race for the lowest 'carbon footprint'

26 Oct 2015

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Ravenswood the first to receive EDGE Design Certification

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Improved RE delivery requires new grid hubs

Improved RE delivery requires new grid hubs

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Annelide Sherratt, left, represents Dash Coville – the winner of the Best Quality Submission category in the Green Star SA Leadership Awards 2015, with Seana Nkhahle and Manfred Braune of the Green Building Council of SA.

GBCSA announces winners of Green Star SA Leadership Awards

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Advances in getting solar onto the grid, and into the home

Advances in getting solar onto the grid, and into the home

Wilfred Fritz and Deon Kallis 10 Nov 2015

Hotel Verde wins GBCSA Green Star award

Hotel Verde wins GBCSA Green Star award

10 Nov 2015

[#gbcsa2015] On the move to green

[#gbcsa2015] On the move to green

Nicci Botha 9 Nov 2015

Communities to hear more about shale gas development

Communities to hear more about shale gas development

9 Nov 2015

Going green adds real bottom line benefits

Going green adds real bottom line benefits

Neil Cameron 9 Nov 2015

[#gbcsa2015] Building better business

[#gbcsa2015] Building better business

Nicci Botha 6 Nov 2015

Lincoln on the Lake, Umhlanga

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How drones can improve healthcare delivery in developing countries

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Supertech Durban achieves 4-Star Green Building Rating

Supertech Durban achieves 4-Star Green Building Rating

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Tech-sharing key to success of climate summit: France

Tech-sharing key to success of climate summit: France

5 Nov 2015

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Get the frack out of our land

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For climate talks, Paris site must be greener than green

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The future of solar-powered data centres

The future of solar-powered data centres

Srikanth Murugan 4 Nov 2015

More needs to be done to transform local governments

More needs to be done to transform local governments

2 Nov 2015

Upton Properties joins Habitat for Humanity project

Upton Properties joins Habitat for Humanity project

2 Nov 2015

Developing world class African cities

Developing world class African cities

2 Nov 2015

Theewaterskloof residents receive land title deeds

Theewaterskloof residents receive land title deeds

2 Nov 2015

TomTom partners with Dutch Embassy in co-creating SA

TomTom partners with Dutch Embassy in co-creating SA

2 Nov 2015

Prices of eco-friendly products must be regulated

Prices of eco-friendly products must be regulated

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The Lumkani team (L to R): Samuel Ginsberg, Francois Petousis, Paul Mesarcik, Emily Vining, Max Basler and David Gluckman.

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Investment in renewable energy ideal for pension funds

Investment in renewable energy ideal for pension funds

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Two South Africans named winners of Green Talents Awards

Two South Africans named winners of Green Talents Awards

28 Oct 2015

GCIP South Africa honours clean technology enterprises

GCIP South Africa honours clean technology enterprises

27 Oct 2015

Cape Town to introduce biofuel and electric buses

Cape Town to introduce biofuel and electric buses

26 Oct 2015

A race for the lowest 'carbon footprint'

A race for the lowest 'carbon footprint'

26 Oct 2015

Savva Antoniadis, Programme Manager for Noupoort Wind Farm

Transportation of components to Noupoort Wind Farm commences

23 Oct 2015

3D-inspired hi-tech buoy takes African marine monitoring to new levels

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BMW supports bid for renewable energy

BMW supports bid for renewable energy

David Furlonger 19 Oct 2015

Government's current housing scheme is untenable

Government's current housing scheme is untenable

19 Oct 2015

SA needs and deserves an energy revolution

SA needs and deserves an energy revolution

Chris Wild 16 Oct 2015

Solar plant at Val de Vie

'Green' residential properties have a competitive advantage

15 Oct 2015

Cape Town prepares for GBCSA's annual convention

Cape Town prepares for GBCSA's annual convention

13 Oct 2015

Smaller African cities need sustainable energy intervention

Smaller African cities need sustainable energy intervention

Louise Tait 9 Oct 2015

Engineering graduates can help Africa to meet its SDGs

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